Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
14.9°C
2.6° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
299
247
249
257
282
315
269
237
245
271
357
247
191
168
194
200
171
139
119
108
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:15AM4.21m
10:23PM4.13m
11:04AM3.79m
11:18PM3.82m
12:39PM3.48m
Low Tide
4:25PM1.74m
4:53AM1.65m
5:11PM2.09m
5:56AM1.96m
6:20PM2.36m
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7:26
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7:28
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7:31
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5:59
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5:57
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5:54
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 mm
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1
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1
1
3
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
11
13
13
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
9
10
9
9
11
9
8
8
9
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